The Answer Isnt 14

What number comes next in the unelevated sequence? The wordplay isn’t 14.

5, 15, 5, 18, 5, 24, 14, 20, 5, 14, 14, 5, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, ___?

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Clue: Each number in the sequence correlates with the counting numbers ie 5=1, 15=2, 5=3, 18=4, 5=5, 24=6 etc.

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Answer: 25.

The sequence represents the alphabetical positions of the last reports of the written counting numbers. For example, the first number is ONE. The last letter is ‘E’ and ‘E’ is the 5^th letter of the alphabet hence the number 5 begins the sequence. The seven subsequent 14s in the sequence represent the numbers from THIRTEEN (ending in N) up to NINETEEN (ending in N). The next number in the sequence is TWENTY. The last letter is ‘Y’ and this is the 25^th letter of the alphabet hence the wordplay is 25.